Maricopa climate

Maricopa Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Taft, 10.5 km from Maricopa

Average highs run from 99°F on August 1 to 96°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.01 in over about 0 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Maricopa, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
98°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
0.01 in
Record high
112°FAug 1, 1979
Record low
52°FAug 26, 1942
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
28.7
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 12 h 55 min
Cloud cover
12%
Humidity
28%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
5.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 199°F68°F112°F 197958°F 19891%0%
Aug 299°F68°F109°F 197160°F 19561%0%
Aug 399°F68°F112°F 193856°F 19531%0%
Aug 499°F68°F109°F 202657°F 19531%0%
Aug 599°F68°F110°F 199857°F 19501%0%
Aug 699°F67°F110°F 199059°F 19501%0%
Aug 799°F67°F111°F 202456°F 19991%0%
Aug 899°F67°F111°F 197857°F 19991%0%
Aug 999°F67°F112°F 198160°F 19381%0%
Aug 1099°F67°F108°F 194058°F 19491%0%
Aug 1199°F66°F111°F 194059°F 19491%0%
Aug 1299°F66°F110°F 199658°F 19931%0%
Aug 1399°F66°F110°F 199658°F 19451%0%
Aug 1498°F66°F110°F 193956°F 19541%0%
Aug 1598°F66°F108°F 196756°F 19541%0%
Aug 1698°F66°F108°F 201956°F 19491%0%
Aug 1798°F65°F109°F 201558°F 19491%0%
Aug 1898°F65°F110°F 194256°F 19951%0%
Aug 1998°F65°F109°F 195056°F 19381%0%
Aug 2098°F65°F112°F 195056°F 19431%0%
Aug 2198°F65°F108°F 195053°F 19591%0%
Aug 2297°F65°F106°F 196955°F 19471%0%
Aug 2397°F65°F106°F 194255°F 19872%0%
Aug 2497°F65°F106°F 197455°F 19432%0%
Aug 2597°F64°F111°F 201057°F 19432%0%
Aug 2697°F64°F107°F 201052°F 19422%0%
Aug 2797°F64°F109°F 194456°F 19542%0%
Aug 2897°F64°F109°F 194456°F 19422%0%
Aug 2996°F64°F112°F 201755°F 19392%0%
Aug 3096°F64°F108°F 198854°F 19572%0%
Aug 3196°F64°F111°F 196755°F 19412%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Maricopa, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.511.521102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 8:00 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 7:25 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00048752 (Taft), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023155, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.